If you look through the syllabus , you'll see that there are a whole lot of texts you're supposed to do. I would suggest going through each text at least once, figuring out which ones you like and will be able to analyze and then pick at least two, preferably three texts from each section. If you have a choice between poetry, prose and drama (e.g. section 2 of paper 5), figure out which kind of texts you're better at analyzing. Remember that if you choose poetry, you will have 20-30 poems to read through thoroughly and analyze individually and in a group to be adequately prepared. If you're not comfortable with Shakespeare, avoid Shakespearean texts where possible (in paper 4, for example). Make very, very sure that you practice writing essays, first without time limits and then with. Time was a big issue for me, especially while doing the last question. You also need to jot down important quotes for each text, even if you're planning on sticking to passage-based questions. If you feel there are too many texts for you to handle, and that you can manage writing an unseen texts paper, go for paper 7. If not, stick with paper 6--paper 6 usually has the most interesting texts, in my opinion. If your school lets you do coursework (paper 8), that's better yet.
Texts I did in-depth:
Songs of Ourselves selection
Stories of Ourselves selection
Hardy's poems
Nervous Conditions
Equus (this is a fantastic, fantastic play. It's not easy, but for me, this was the most interesting text. Check out the film versions too, you can find at least one online)
A Streetcar Named Desire
An Ideal Husband (Wilde is hilarious. This is a deceptively simple text, be careful with it. If you're going to go for a non-passage-based question, you might have trouble remembering important quotes because there are so many of them. If you've read the play, you'll know what I mean)
Hamlet
Coriolanus
Silas Marner
Mansfield Park
Hard Times
Not all of these are going to be relevant for you, but I hope some of the resources I post will be helpful.
My papers:
Paper 3
If you look through the syllabus , you'll see that there are a whole lot of texts you're supposed to do. I would suggest going through each text at least once, figuring out which ones you like and will be able to analyze and then pick at least two, preferably three texts from each section. If you have a choice between poetry, prose and drama (e.g. section 2 of paper 5), figure out which kind of texts you're better at analyzing. Remember that if you choose poetry, you will have 20-30 poems to read through thoroughly and analyze individually and in a group to be adequately prepared. If you're not comfortable with Shakespeare, avoid Shakespearean texts where possible (in paper 4, for example). Make very, very sure that you practice writing essays, first without time limits and then with. Time was a big issue for me, especially while doing the last question. You also need to jot down important quotes for each text, even if you're planning on sticking to passage-based questions. If you feel there are too many texts for you to handle, and that you can manage writing an unseen texts paper, go for paper 7. If not, stick with paper 6--paper 6 usually has the most interesting texts, in my opinion. If your school lets you do coursework (paper 8), that's better yet.
Texts I did in-depth:
Not all of these are going to be relevant for you, but I hope some of the resources I post will be helpful.
General Exam Tips/Guides
Full Texts
Paper Three (Prose & Poetry)
Paper Four (Drama)
Paper Five (Shakespeare and other dead people)
Paper Six (Twentieth Century Literature)
Paper Seven (unseen passages)